Category Archives: Featured Articles

Star of Bethlehem?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by lms

at Jesus’ actual birth, if the story of the three magi is to be believed, something must have been going on in the heavens that would have been significant enough to capture the magi’s attention and set them on their way to Jerusalem. There, they were advised that the prophesy said the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. What could it have been, and when? Astrologer theory… Continue reading →

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A hundred thousand welcomes…

Posted on May 31, 2010 by lms

We are so excited that you found our website….  Our official launch was December 24, 2009, Christmas Eve. Since then, many have found and enjoyed our message of “first, do no harm.” The Center for Non Harming Ministries is dedicated to … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Life

Posted on May 23, 2010 by lms

Celebrating life… It takes courage and conviction to celebrate life with a smile and choose to spread happiness. What a great choice! Continue reading →

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Church and state… how do we navigate?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by lms

Who needs God? Without God, can a secular society find its way towards any right relationships? Are we swinging the pendulum now towards worshiping the secular?
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Visionary Voices

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lms

The Rev. Dr. James Keck was the first recipient of a ‘Visionary Voices’ award. Keck hailed the ‘beauty of progressive Christianity’ which he sees as typified by four key cornerstone points: love trumps doctrine; openness to modern knowledge; the equality of souls; and embrace of the concept of freedom of the individual conscience… Continue reading →

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Beauty from Ashes

Posted on April 12, 2010 by mike.dalling

We found a community labyrinth (this one was in Calistoga) and noticed how beautiful the placement of rocks made this empty lot. Walking a labyrinth is a threefold process. First you leave your worldly concerns behind as you move toward … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Children Need Education…

Posted on March 22, 2010 by lms

Maui, Hawaii has had to furlough its schools on Fridays due to budget issues… so the elves at Elfenworks have posted an UKULELE version of ‘Such a Crime’ for anyone who would like to put on a poverty awareness event. … Continue reading →

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Radical Ahimsa – taking a stand for all

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lms

It’s all very well-and-good to be well-meaning, but what happens when the intentional non-harming ministers fails to fully take the culture into consideration when entering foreign lands to preach the gospel? Without intending, we sometimes can be unwittingly sowing the seeds of harm that will … Continue reading →

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Compassion at the Grass Roots: “Such a Crime”

Posted on December 17, 2009 by lms

“Second Saturday Soul Soup Singalongs” – the song ‘Such a Crime’ offered in the tradition of call and response, in hopes for a grass roots movement fostering compassion towards the last and least. Song and easy guitar chords. Continue reading →

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Chastity, Poverty and Obedience

Posted on December 16, 2009 by mike.dalling

Three well known vows of commitment in the church, also known as the three evangelical counsels or three counsels of perfection, are: chastity, poverty, and obedience.   This arose from Jesus’ advice to the rich person who was already following the commandments, which was … Continue reading →

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